brac: getting the next round right base redevelopment forum november 2014
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BRAC: GETTING THE NEXT ROUND RIGHTBASE REDEVELOPMENT FORUM NOVEMBER 2014
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INTENT
• Congress has vowed that if there is ever another BRAC round, it will definitely not be like the last one.
• Concern that DOD’s proposed legislation for a new BRAC authorization does not include new ideas to fix problems experienced by local communities from previous rounds with property disposal delays, disagreements in environmental clean-up efforts, and bureaucratic hurdles.
• Building upon ADC’s work to date to identify those issues and to propose remedies, this session is intended as a storming session to clarify and prioritize specific goals for legislative changes in the BRAC law to improve the support provided by DOD to communities.
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ADC’S CURRENT POSITIONSADC POLICY STATEMENT, JUNE 3, 2014
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:
• Focus on expediting communities’ economic recovery by reducing bureaucratic steps that cause major delays. • Set aside the Redevelopment Act/McKinney Act or develop a method
to calculate a total contribution to homeless providers based on a percentage of land sale proceeds.
• Require improved environmental site characterization and access to information so that redevelopment planning can occur with full knowledge of the risk and opportunities.
• Enable environmental services cooperative agreements to manage costs, expedite transfer of property, and accelerate community planning.
• Ensure federal environmental and resource protection laws do not impede economic recovery.
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:
• Reinforce the government’s commitments before and after property is transferred to the community.
• Require DOD to maintain minimum levels of maintenance on closing installations until the point of transfer.
• Protect and ensure federal indemnification and similar environmental protections remain in place and prevent attempts to weaken or circumvent this obligation.
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:
• Recognize the uniqueness of base closure property actions by sustaining DoD property disposal leadership, but consolidating the services’ separate activities into a single entity in order to:
• Create a clearly identified single mission which sunsets upon mission completion
• Increase property disposal institutional capacity through a single professional entity
• Ensure consistency and common regulatory interpretation
• Conserve federal resources by reducing administrative costs
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:• Provide adequate financial support to recognize the hardships
communities face and provide investment to jumpstart a speedy recovery
• Strengthen the role of OEA
• Prioritize the relief of community impacts for Congress and the Administration throughout the process.
• Develop a separate BRAC pool for economic development programs to ensure a priority for federally impacted communities
• Bring together agency programs into a joint effort (i.e. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that ensures federal coordination
• Include facility maintenance and caretaker costs as part of base closure funding; create a single fund for all BRAC sites
• Ensure adequate environmental funding that allows redevelopment projects to move forward
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NEW IDEAS?SPEAK UP
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:
• Focus on expediting communities’ economic recovery by reducing bureaucratic steps that cause major delays. • Set aside the Redevelopment Act/McKinney Act or develop a method
to calculate a total contribution to homeless providers based on a percentage of land sale proceeds.
• Require improved environmental site characterization and access to information so that redevelopment planning can occur with full knowledge of the risk and opportunities.
• Enable environmental services cooperative agreements to manage costs, expedite transfer of property, and accelerate community planning.
• Ensure federal environmental and resource protection laws do not impede economic recovery.
• What is the single biggest cause of delays to economic recovery?
• What can be done to accelerate the LRA’s masterplan development?
• How quickly can planning grants be provided?
• Should the LRA run the federal screening process?
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:
• Reinforce the government’s commitments before and after property is transferred to the community. • Require DOD to maintain minimum levels of maintenance on
closing installations until the point of transfer.
• Protect and ensure federal indemnification and similar environmental protections remain in place and prevent attempts to weaken or circumvent this obligation.
• Where do the commitments waver?
• Who determines a safe condition?
• When does the Government responsibility for security of the property and infrastructure cease?
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:
• Recognize the uniqueness of base closure property actions by sustaining DoD property disposal leadership, but consolidating the services’ separate activities into a single entity in order to:• Create a clearly identified single mission which sunsets upon
mission completion
• Increase property disposal institutional capacity through a single professional entity
• Ensure consistency and common regulatory interpretation
• Conserve federal resources by reducing administrative costs
• Should OSD set up a central office with regions?
• What Service-unique factors would need to be considered?
• What is the advantage of allowing the Services to maintain their respective BRAC property disposal offices?
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THE NEXT BRAC PROCESS NEEDS TO:• Provide adequate financial support to recognize the hardships
communities face and provide investment to jumpstart a speedy recovery
• Strengthen the role of OEA
• Prioritize the relief of community impacts for Congress and the Administration throughout the process.
• Develop a separate BRAC pool for economic development programs to ensure a priority for federally impacted communities
• Bring together agency programs into a joint effort (i.e. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) that ensures federal coordination
• Include facility maintenance and caretaker costs as part of base closure funding; create a single fund for all BRAC sites
• Ensure adequate environmental funding that allows redevelopment projects to move forward
• What or who defines “adequate”?
• How should Economic Development Conveyances be enhanced?
• What limitations on financial support actually help LRA’s?
• What can be done to ensure financial support is not wasted?
• Should the federal government provide tax incentives?
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DISCUSSION
TIM FORDCEO, ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITIES
SEAN MCGRAWDIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS, WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC.
LUCIAN NIEMEYERPRESIDENT, THE NIEMEYER GROUP